AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -If the medium surrounding the cell has a higher water concentration than the cell, i.e., if solution is a very dilute solution, the cell will gain water by osmosis called endosmosis and cell becomes turgid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Turgidity. A plant cell in hypotonic solution will absorb water by endosmosis, so that the increased volume of water in the cell will increase pressure, making the protoplasm push against the cell wall, a condition known as turgor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plant cells become “turgid” when they are put in dilute solutions. Turgid means swollen and hard. The pressure inside the cell rises, eventually the internal pressure of the cell is so high that no more water can enter the cell. This liquid or hydrostatic pressure works against osmosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -When a normal plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. The solution with lesser solute concentration further will lead to endosmosis. Because of the movement of water in the plant cell becomes turgid.

Detailed explanation-5: -Endosmosis is the movement of water from outside to inside of the cell. In hypotonic solution, concentration of the solvent is high outside the cell. Therefore, water/solvent enters the cell causing the contents of the plant cell to press against the cell wall.